According to The Hollywood Reporter, the rebel director might -- again, might -- have a slight scheduling conflict on his hands between the two projects. Nevertheless, Rodriguez said that he would still prefer to helm both pics if possible.

"Currently I am directing it," Rodriguez said. "But we're checking to see if there's going to be the need for another director if I have to go off and do Sin City. I wasn't sure what the timing on Sin City was or if I would have to step off to do Sin City at a certain point, depending on when Machete went. But Machete looks like it's going to go pretty quickly so it's possible that I will direct the whole thing."

Despite the timing issues, Rodriguez reiterated that Machete Kills is very important to him. "It's just a lot of fun," he continued. "It's a really cool concept, and I think it takes it to another level in a way that's compelling for me to go and do it myself."